Creative HEAD UK April 2018

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HIVE MCR MANCHESTER
Founder Patrick Marrow had an idea: to create a salon that would be
a social environment where you could also get your hair done. He was
surprised that the city was lacking in ‘fun’ salons, with plenty of ‘silver
service’ high end options. Enter Hive MCR. After the Manchester Arena
bombing in 2017, Patrick was keen to pay homage to the sense of
community in the city with the salon logo, designed by friend Jake Ivill,
a take on the MCR Bee, a symbol that encapsulates the ‘worker bee’
mentality the city became associated with. There’s a distinctly modern,
industrial feel to it, but it’s also welcoming and relaxing, and plenty of
yellow accents that hark back to the iconic Haçienda club, which was
a few hundred yards down the road. While chairs and backwashes are
from Takara Belmont, the reception desk and shelving are custom-made,
thanks to Clamped Steel, found via Etsy. Patrick’s favourite element – and
undoubtedly a talking point with clients – is the neon sign by Custom Neon,
a focal point for all those selfi es. It’s undoubtedly caused quite the buzz...
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